Economic Review articles from September 1997

Economic Review archives from September 1997

Government-judiciary stand-off.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)
September 1, 1997... Unwise actions of government have pitched it against the judiciary. Bulldozing of Anti-terrorism Act through the parliament despite visible concern of judiciary and then downsizing of Supreme Court Judges from 17 to 12 have created a...

The ills of downsizing.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)
September 1, 1997... Chattha Commission Report recommends that instead of downsizing, the public sector should be made right-sized, and with that end in view, the offices should be reorganized. Earlier governments were keen to make lavish appointments in the public...

Torture: a painful experience of humanity.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)
September 1, 1997... Torture is a very horrible act. It has been very aptly defined by the UNO on December 10, 1984 as follows:- "Any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as...

Role of CDS in future development of capital market in Pakistan. (Central Depository System)(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)
September 1, 1997... The Stock Exchange play a vital role in development of capital markets which reflect the financial health of the economy of a country. In Pakistan at present three Stock Exchanges are working at Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The Stock Markets of...

Bulk handling of wheat by PASSCO/Food Department in Punjab: an economic analysis. (Pakistan Agricultural Services and Storage Corp.)(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)
September 1, 1997... INTRODUCTION Wheat holds significant position in Pakistan's economy as it is the staple food of almost the entire population. The government's role in the wheat economy has grown over time. The share of total wheat production procured by...

Pakistan's economy - in a crucial phase.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)(Cover Story)
September 1, 1997... * GDP growth target 6.0 per cent for 1997-98. * High priority to engineering industry. * Investment Policy to be announced shortly. POPULATION Census is scheduled to be held in October 1997. To effectively minimize the chances of...

Future economic agenda for economic revival programme.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)
September 1, 1997... Economy cannot be termed as bad or gloomy until and unless the economic managers or rulers do not mismanage and try to spoil the basic principles of running the Government or try to become selfish to earn state profits for themselves and do not...

Major issues and remedies with regard to public debt in Pakistan.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)
September 1, 1997... Gone are the days when one was emphatically advised, "neither a borrower nor a lender be". Ongoing is the age when either a borrower or a lender one has to be. This is more particularly true about nations which today are identified either as...

The performance of banking sector in 1996.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)(Industry Overview)
September 1, 1997... There are 4 commercial banks in public sector and their total Paid-up Capital stood at Rs.3.960 billion, while reserves and surplus stood at Rs.12.455 billion in 1996. The total deposits of public sector banks stood at Rs.349.03 billion, while...

The advantage of restructuring electricity for Pakistan.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)
September 1, 1997... Throughout the world governments and utilities are examining different ways of restructuring the electricity supply industries with the prime objective of freeing the state from the burden of huge investment and to introduce competition into the...

An empirical analysis of coal industry - promotion of power projects on indigenous coal in Thar-Sindh.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)(Industry Overview)
September 1, 1997... Coal is formed under shallow water from the decomposition of plant material through complex process which takes millions of years of heat, pressure and bacterial action. Pakistan's coal deposits belong to tertiary age and the quality varies from...

The National Grid Company Plc.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)(Company Profile)
September 1, 1997... The National Grid Company Plc was formed when the electricity supply industry in the United Kingdom was restructured and privatised in 1990. It had been part of the state owned Central Electricity Generating Board but after privatisation it was...

National Power - a success story.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)(Company Profile)
September 1, 1997... National Power is the leading electricity generating company of the Untied Kingdom and occupies a significant role in the international power generation market. At present it holds a generating capacity of about 23000 Mw on a worldwide basis....

British Gas International energising the energy sector.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)(Company Profile)
September 1, 1997... British Gas International offers world class expertise covering every single aspect of the gas chain from drill bit to burner tip. It is the leading international gas company, covering strategic oil and gas investments in over 26 countries spread...

Philips: making its presence felt in Pakistan. (Philips Electronics)(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)(Company Profile)
September 1, 1997... Philips Electronics is one of the world's largest electronics companies today. A company with it's roots in the city of Eindhove, in The Netherlands Philips has worldwide sales of US$41 billion (1996), employs over 260,000 people in more than 60...

Future of the automobile industry in Pakistan.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)(Industry Overview)
September 1, 1997... The Automobile industry has a great influence on the economy of every country, as the total production value of this industry, when compared to all the manufacturing industries combined is more than 10 per cent. Moreover, the number of people it...

Culligan: the leader in quality water systems.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)(Company Profile)
September 1, 1997... After 60 years in the US, Culligan comes to Pakistan! For millions of people around the world, no name brings to mind quality water more than Culligan. Established in 1936, Culligan has become a force to reckon within water treatment for home and...

The impact of heavy duty trucks on Pakistan roadnet.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)
September 1, 1997... A typically overloaded 2-axle truck in Pakistan has a rear axle pressure of 15 ton and a front axle pressure of 10 ton. This gives a Damage factor of 32.1 while in Europe and many other countries have a strict legislation limiting the road damage...

Pak Suzuki Motors Company Limited.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)(Company Profile)
September 1, 1997... Located at Karachi, the company was one of the managed units of Pakistan Automobile Corporation Limited (PACO). It was incorporated on August 27, 1983 by an agreement between PACO and Suzuki Motors Company Limited (SMC) of Japan. It commenced...

Ghandhara Nissan Diesel Limited.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)(Company Profile)
September 1, 1997... Ghandhara Nissan Diesel Limited in an assembly and progressive manufacturing unit of Nissan trucks and buses. Its factory is located In Port Bin Qasim Karachi. The company was incorporated in 1985 as a public company under the terms of a joint...

Hinopak Motors Limited.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)(Company Profile)
September 1, 1997... To carve a niche in the competitive market place, companies all over the world are in a continuous race to outclass each other In their respective fields. In this regard, Hinopak Motors is truly a role model for Pakistan's engineering sector in...

National Motors Limited - the first and largest.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)(Company Profile)
September 1, 1997... National Motors Limited, a public limited company, has played a significant role in putting Pakistan on the path of industrialisation. Since its inception in 1953, it has been assembling many world-renowned brands to cars, trucks, and buses....

Incentives for industry.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)
September 1, 1997... * The local assemblers, manufacturers of automotive vehicles and components have been allowed to import duty free assembly kits corresponding to the number of their exported units provided no duty drawback was claimed by them at the time of...

Industrial zones.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)
September 1, 1997... * The state of existing industrial estates is not very encouraging. This was due to withdrawal of incentives that were available to the industrial units. * At least 152 industrial units have closed down during the last 5 years in...

Atlas Group.(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)(Company Profile)
September 1, 1997... The foundation of the Atlas Group was laid in 1962 with the establishment of Shirazi Investments (Pvt Limited with a capital of Rs.0.50 million and three men doing business in trading shares and real estate. Today Atlas is a diversified group...

Motorola CDMA Will: 21st century solutions for rural & urban communications. (Motorola CDMA Wireless Local Loop)(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)
September 1, 1997... Today's Telephone Service: The Whole World is Calling For many years, telephone service was a public utility in developed countries and scarce commodity in many developing nations. Today, the world wide telephone network is growing and changing...

Zard Mausamon Ka Azab.
September 1, 1997... The book under review, entitled "Zard Mausamon Ka Azab" is a collection of nine short stories, by the pen of the well-known Urdu short story writer, Naeem Arvi. He came into limelight in the early seventies, and this is the fifth collection of...

Declining trend again. (Pakistan stock market)(Pakistan's Economy in a Crucial Phase)
September 1, 1997... The KSE index of share prices in the first week of Sept. declined 1796.55 showing a fall of 218.13 points over the index of 2014.68 in early August 1997. Aggregate market capitalisation stood at Rs.608.962 billion on August 11, 1997 showing a...